[Event "Candidates 2007"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.01.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sansom, Mike"]
[Black "York, Johnny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "1492"]
[BlackElo "1375"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 Nf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. f4 {last book move} h6
10. f5 exf5 11. Nxf5 O-O (11... Bxf5 12. Rxf5 Nbd7 13. Qd3 $14) 12. Neg3 (12.
Qd3 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 Qd7 $16) 12... Nd5 (12... c5 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. d5 $14) 13.
Nxd6 (13. Qg4 $5 Kh8 $18) 13... Qxd6 $16 14. Nf5 {White threatens to win
material: Nf5xd6} (14. Bb3 Rd8 $16) 14... Qd7 (14... Bxf5 15. Rxf5 Nd7 16. Bxd5
cxd5 17. Qf3 $16) 15. Ne3 (15. Qg4 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qxf5 17. Rxf5 Rd8 $16) 15...
Be4 16. Nxd5 (16. Qh5 Na6 17. c3 Rae8 $16) 16... Bxd5 (16... cxd5 17. Be2 $11)
17. Qd3 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd5 {Black threatens to win material: Qd5xc4} 19. Qd3 Nd7
20. Rf5 Qe6 21. Bd2 Rfe8 22. Re1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xe6} (22.
Raf1 $5 $16) 22... Qg6 $14 {White has an active position} 23. Qf3 (23. Ref1 Nf6
$14) 23... Rxe1+ $11 24. Bxe1 Re8 25. Bg3 Re3 {Black threatens to win material:
Re3xf3} 26. Qxe3 Qxf5 27. Qf2 {White threatens to win material: Qf2xf5} Qd5 28.
b3 c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} 29. c4 {White threatens to win
material: c4xd5} (29. c3 a6 $11) 29... Qe4 (29... Qxd4 $5 {is worthy of
consideration} 30. Qxd4 cxd4 $11) 30. dxc5 $14 Qb1+ {Black skewers: a2} 31. Qe1
Qxa2 $2 (31... Qxe1+ $142 {is a viable option} 32. Bxe1 Nxc5 $14) 32. Qe8+ $18
Nf8 33. Bd6 $4 {White threatens to win material: Bd6xf8. throwing away the
advantage} (33. h3 $142 {and White can look forward to a comfortable game} Qxb3
34. Bd6 Qxc4 35. Qxf8+ (35. Bxf8 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qf4+ 37. Ke2 Qc4+ 38. Ke3 Qc3+
39. Kf2 Qd2+ 40. Kg3 Qg5+ 41. Kf3 Qf6+ 42. Ke4 Qg6+ 43. Kd4 Qxg2 $16) 35... Kh7
36. Qa8 $18) 33... Qb1+ 34. Kf2 Qc2+ 35. Kf1 Qb1+ (35... Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2+ 37.
Ke1 Qc1+ 38. Ke2 Qc2+ 39. Ke1 Qc1+ 40. Kf2 Qc2+ $11) 1/2-1/2